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There were Mr and Mrs
Crumbie, and Mrs MacHugh of course, and the Cheritons from Alphington,
and the Miss Apjohns from Helion Villa, and old Mr Powel all the way
from Haldon, and two of the Wrights from their house in the
Northernhay, and Mr Gibson; but the Miss Frenches from Heavitree were
not there. 'Why don't you have the Miss Frenches, aunt?' Dorothy had
asked.
'Bother the Miss Frenches! I'm not bound to have them every time.
There's Camilla has been and got herself a band-box on the back of her
head a great deal bigger than the place inside where her brains ought
to be.' But the band-box at the back of Camilla French's head was not
the sole cause of the omission of the two sisters from the list of Miss
Stanbury's visitors on this occasion.
The party went off very much as usual. There were two whist tables, for
Miss Stanbury could not bear to cut out. At other houses than her own,
when there was cutting out, it was quite understood that Miss Stanbury
was to be allowed to keep her place. 'I'll go away, and sit out there
by myself, if you like,' she would say.


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